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..skyscraper! An actual 7 story Drury Hotel. This proposal was shot down back 07 because it was "too tall." Seems Cascade has loosened up a bit. One caveat, the developer has to include a "Welcome to Cascade" wall along 28th Street in their development.

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..skyscraper! An actual 7 story Drury Hotel. This proposal was shot down back 07 because it was "too tall." Seems Cascade has loosened up a bit. One caveat, the developer has to include a "Welcome to Cascade" wall along 28th Street in their development.

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I think this is good news. Seriously. This metro area is overdue for some tall buildings outside the CDB, and it's not like downtown really needs a Drury Inn.

Cascade zoning rules allow tall buildings in the Expressway Service district but only if the developer meets the township requirement of also providing an upgrade that benefits the community as a whole, such as a public green space, a trail extension, or in this case, a township entry wall.

I like that zoning law, but it's kinda funny they thought of probably the least beneficial thing possible in order to comply. How about a nice koi pond? Or an animal topiary?

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I Drove past a Drury Inn in Denver that is exactly the same as this design. It was a pretty nice looking suburban hotel. Much nicer than a couple of the other chain hotels around it (courtyard, doubletree).

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skyscraper lol, its about time! the suburbs certainly lack height I always wondered why a city the size of Wyoming would support some taller hotels and office buildings, maybe that will change with the new "downtown" Wyoming?

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looks like they will start this spring and include a " Welcome to Cascade" sign with a reference to the airport parking structure?

Let's just call that the "West Michigan Wave" a/k/a/ one of the most evocative, meaningful, and intriguing design elements ever conjured by mere mortals, worthy of adulation, and inclusion wherever it can be shoehorned in. Even if it takes a rather parsimonious zoning ordinance to get one as a freebie.

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Let's just call that the "West Michigan Wave" a/k/a/ one of the most evocative, meaningful, and intriguing design elements ever conjured by mere mortals, worthy of adulation, and inclusion wherever it can be shoehorned in. Even if it takes a rather parsimonious zoning ordinance to get one as a freebie.

Just think, after they actually return the waves to the Grand River, that design element will go epic.